Parents

Son of James Taylor GREEN & Mattie Arletta LOVIN.

Life History

Other facts

Notes

• Linda Dudley reports this child as James Elmer Green.  When I first found this information in early 2007, I was uncertain about the name James since there is a later son named James Taylor Junior.  He is listed in the 1920 census as J Elmer Green.  It seemed odd that Elmer is also named James, though in earlier times I do find two children with one of the same names in some families.  I got a confirmation of the name in July 2007, from a daughter-in-law of Elmer, Donna Green:
  "The J is for James Elmer. His father was James Taylor."
  
  Elmer lived at Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, according to cousin Loretta Gregory Gay, the family genealogist.  She does not have a name for his wife, but reports three sons, Stephen, Howard and Gerald.Stephen and Donna Green and their family live in Grand Prairie now, only a few miles away from my sons.  I learned this by email while living in South Africa.
  
  In May 2008, Donna gave me information on the death of Elmer and Zelma.
  "Elmer died in Washington.  Elmer and Zelma went to live with Howard about 3 years before Elmer died 21 Dec 1996 in Sedro Woolley, Skagit, Wa. Zelma died 4 Jan 2001 in the same place."
  
  On the same day I heard form Donna, I found a new anonymous genealogyincluding the Lovins and some of the Greens. That genealogy  [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bluebonnets20&id=I34421] also report the death date for Elmer as 21 Dec 1996.
  
  With this information I was able to find other confirming sources.  The Social Security Death Index confirms THe death information:
  James E. Green, Born 23 Dec 1913, Died 19 Dec 1996, Last Residence 98284 Sedro Woolley, Skagit, Washington; SSN 462-03-0613 issued in TexasBefore 1951
  
  Notice that the date of death in the SSDI differs, being 3 days earlier than the date Dona gives.  The date of 19 Dec 1996 is also reportedby the Washington Death Index.  I suspect that the earlier death dateis the actual date of death recorded on the death certificate, while the later date of 21 Dec 1996 is the date of funeral and burial.
  
  The Washington Death Index adds some additional information:
  James E Green, Death 19 Dec 1996, Place of Death Mt. Vernon;  Age 82 Estimated Birth Year 1914;  Residence: Sedro Woolley Gender: Male SSN:462-03-0613; Certificate 040633
  
  The Death Index confirms the address as Elmer's last residence, buts adds that his death actually occurred in Mt Vernon.  I should think this was the location of the hospital where he died.  Mount Vernon is the county seat of Skagit County, famous for its annual Tulip Festival.

Sources

• 1. 1920 Federal Census, Stephens County, Oklahoma
  • 28 January, Marlow, District 257, page 13B, Hse #441, Fam #562
• 2. Social Security Death Index
  • James E Green
• 3. Donna Green, email communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, May 2008
• 4. 1930 Federal Census, Parmer County, Texas
  • 23 April, Justice Precinct 2, District 185, page 6A, Hse #100, Fam #10
• 5. Loretta Gregory Gay, personal communication
• 6. Washington Death Index, 1940-1996
  • Certificate 040633
• 7. Linda Dudley Genealogy
  • http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/h/e/Linda-A-Dudley/tree1.
• 8. Donna Green, email communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, July 2007
• 9. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
• 10. RootsWeb -- Green-Lovin-Brewer Genealogy
  • http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bl